Balance is first and foremost a state of mind. Once the mind is balanced and calm that state of inner calm is expressed through body in ease and flow through movement. In the balancing postures of the Ashtanga Yoga method both the physical limits of your muscular capacity and the mental limits of your sense…
Read MoreWatching some yogis put their leg behind their head is a little bit like a circus trick. Attempting to put your own leg behind your head is more like a mysterious journey into the center of your being. In order to fully access the full movement of your hips the yoga practice presents a series…
Read MoreThe true journey into yoga begins with a desire to live a more peaceful life. Even though the average beginner yoga student may be totally unaware of that yearning, the thing that keeps every student of yoga coming back to their mats is the inner connection between breath, body, mind and spirit. Yoga is a…
Read More“Yoga is not yummy. Those people who want you to believe it is- I want to smack them. Expecting yoga to be yummy is delusional. Ashtanga is not funyasa. ” ~Kino MacGregor That was my favorite moment from a weekend with Kino at Chicago’s Moksha Riverwest. The mood can get plenty serious after three hours of arm-balancing in…
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